Pukulu Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Pukulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pukulu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Pukulu (145) may also be a first name.

Pukulu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pukulu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pukulu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pukulu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Pukulu live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Pukulu is also the 766,399th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 145 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Aside from The DR Congo Pukulu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phukulu921/
Pukuleu921/
Puskulu921/
Pukoulou861/
Pikulu8315/
Pokulau773/
Pokulou772/
Pokhulu771/
Pouskoulou751/
Pikoulou715/
Pokoulou711/
Poculu67266/
Pokolu672/
Pokollu621/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pukulu
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